Automotive companies face the challenge of adapting to a fast-changing world. Instead, students in the Automotive Engineering program will complete a summer practicum that exposes them to both the experimental and computational tools that are required of engineers in the industry. The course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council, and satisfies the academic requirements for incorporated engineer (IEng) status.

He has been a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (ABCM), and acts as a consultant to several government research funding agencies in Brazil and other Latin American countries, including CAPES, CNPq and FAPEMIG. This is designed to prepare you for the project-based working environment within the majority of the automotive industry.

Automotive engineers can specialize in a particular area, such as structural design, exhaust systems, and …

Automotive engineering is a combination of mechanical, electrical and materials science. This university is unique in that the employees and professors were employed by General Motors and worked as engineers in the field giving this unique university has strong ties to the automotive world. You will benefit from access to our specialist facilities including the Sir Harry Ricardo Laboratories and the new advanced engineering building. The module aims to provide you with the underpinning knowledge and problem-solving skills in engineering science to progress to the next Engineering Principles module, and then onto the second year.

Whether you are brand new to automotive engineering or a working professional, we will cover a variety of topics that you need to know to become an expert. Wolfgang Hirschberg as head of Automotive Engineering, simultaneous to his appointment as chief scientist of the center of competence – The Virtual Vehicle. Set up mechanical, hydraulic, …